You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
JOHN ORTBERGOne reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
More John Ortberg Quotes
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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